Breast Cancer Patients: A Breast Cancer Rehabilitation and Exercise Laboratory
Early Stage Breast Cancer (Stage 0-III)
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Early Stage Breast Cancer (Stage 0-III) focused on measuring Breast Cancer, Exercise, CRP, C-reactive protein, BMI, Nevada Cancer Institute, Rehabilitation, Prescriptive exercise, Physical Activity, DEXA, Obesity, lifestyle intervention, Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients (stage 0-III)
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Consent to participate in study
- Women aged 18 and older
- Stage 0 to III breast cancer prior to any treatment and at time of diagnosis
- Requires treatment that includes chemotherapy, radiation therapy or both chemotherapy and radiation therapy
- Adequate fitness to participate in a physical activity as assessed by the investigator
- Willing and able to participate in a prescribed exercise program
Exclusion Criteria:
- Metastatic breast cancer (Stage IV)
- Initiation of treatment regimen prior to enrollment
- Treatment for breast cancer not requiring chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- Patients who are pregnant (negative urine pregnancy test required at baseline to determine eligibility in women of child bearing potential).
- Currently lactating
- Do not read, understand, or speak English
Eligible participants will not be included if they have:
- known cardiac disease,
- uncontrolled hypertension,
- uncontrolled thyroid disease,
- diabetes mellitus,
- mental illness,
- infection,
- immune or endocrine abnormality,
- body weight reduction I10% in past 6 months, and
- positive exercise stress test.
- Major surgery within last 6 months that requires exercise restriction
Sites / Locations
- Nevada Cancer InstituteRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Intervention Group
Control Group
Each patient will have a weekly goal of 2000 calories burned and 18 MET-hours of exercise which can be achieved in 4 to 7 hours of physical activity per week. Resistance training, using weight machines and aerobic training using treadmills, elliptical trainers and stationary bicycles, will be utilized in the intervention group.
The control group will receive basic information on physical activity but not be instructed.